The meeco Group to install major solar water pumping system in the Chaco region

Paraguayan ranch to be equipped with six sun2flow solutions

Zug/Asunción. The meeco Group, through its subsidiary meeco América Latina, will supply and install a 30.760 Wp sun2flow solar water pumping system for a newly established water supply system of a large cattle farm. The system will be located near the “Defensores del Chaco” National Park, a remote area without any access to the electricity grid 250 km North of Filadelfia, the capital city of the Boquéron region in Paraguay. This sun2flow will provide the farm’s cattle population with drinking water.

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After Zimbabwe, meeco expands solar market presence to Malawi

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Public-listed Press Corporation Limited and The meeco Group create joint venture company Press Solar Limited

Zug/Blantyre. On August 7th 2013, the Malawi public-listed company Press Corporation Limited (Press Corp.) and the Swiss company meeco Invest AG have officially created a jointly held company: Press Solar Limited. The joint venture’s strategic objective is to implement solar energy and storage solutions in the region, providing electricity to both SME’s and large businesses. Several hundreds of kilowatts are already planned for 2013 including several energy shave off solutions and also solar water pumping in remote locations. Press Solar expects to install a total of 4 MW until the end of 2014 mainly in shave off projects.

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sun2flowTM water pumping solution now available as pre-assembled kit

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Clients in Paraguayan Chaco choose 490 Wp sun2flow kit to save costs

Zug/Asunción. meeco América Latina S.A., a subsidiary of the Swiss meeco Group, has sold the first four 490 Wp pre-assembled sun2flow kits to ranchers based in the region of Chaco, Paraguay. These ready-to-use kits, destined in their majority to pump drinking water for cattle, are composed of water pumping technology combined with a solar photovoltaic (PV) system and can be easily installed by the client himself (shop and go principle).

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8 new solar water-pumping systems in Northern Paraguay

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meeco supplies 15.68 kWp of remote solar water-pumping in Pitiantuta, Chaco

ZUG/ASUNCIÓN.  The Swiss meeco Group, via its local subsidiary meeco América Latina S.A., has recently provided the design and hardware for a large sun2flow water pumping facility in the Northern Chaco in Pitiantuta, Department of Boquerón, Paraguay. This sun2flow project consists of 8 surface water pumping systems powered solely by solar photovoltaic modules. The project was executed in association with meeco’s long-term partner and agro equipment specialist, Taller Juancito. Each project has an installed solar power capacity of 1960 Wp to ensure a reliable, efficient and sustainable cattle water supply system.

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The meeco Group 2012 Global Solar Market Report

Swiss renewable energy group with steady growth, new market and solutions

2012 was the year major solar panel manufacturers like Q-Cells, Solyndra, Evergreen Solar or Solon went bankrupt. It will stay in people’s minds as a critical year for the entire solar energy sector, which depended heavily on government subsided green energy prices. The significant Feed-in Tariff cuts in Europe and uninterrupted solar PV modules price decrease deeply impacted the market behavior, the only positive note being the awakening of new emerging solar markets. Continuing economic challenges and changing policies have generated uncertainties, negative perspectives and reduced market growth in traditional renewable energy markets such as Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, the UK or even France.

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Africa, 2012 Solar Market Report

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Growing activities in the African market for The meeco Group last year

Present in South Africa since 2006, in Mauritius since the first quarter of 2012 and regularly present in Angola for the last 4 years, The meeco Group’s focus in the Indian Ocean and African markets has gained importance.  In fact, the swiss-based clean energy specialist has been very active in the region, developing projects and partnerships in South Africa, Malawi, Kenya, Ghana, Morocco, Jordan, Nigeria, Yemen, Tanzania and Gambia.  “We have always considered the African market as one of the most promising markets in the solar industry”, explains Dieter Trutschler, Sales Director for The meeco Group.

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2012 Solar Market Report in the Americas

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The meeco Group pursues growth in Latin America thanks to off-grid projects

Present in both North and South America, The meeco Group is strategically positioned to answer clean energy needs in both regions.  However, the situation is very different from one market to other. “In the United States, power purchase agreement prices have significantly decreased during 2012 and the Federal cash-grant program has was allowed to expire. As a result, clients for many PV projects are large companies that can utilize the Federal tax credit and accelerated depreciation rules,” explains Stuart Moss, directing The meeco Group’s activities in North America and parts of South America. As a consequence, The meeco Group has decided to focus its activity in Latin America. Markets such as Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Chile, Mexico, and Ecuador are growing in part thanks to the global cost reduction of PV technology during 2012.

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Remote Indian village gets access to drinking water

meeco América Latina installs solar water pumping system in Mistolar, Paraguay

Situated on the Pilcomayo River near the Argentinean border and 300 km away from the nearest paved road, the Indian community of Mistolar (Paraguay) is located in a very remote area with no access to the power grid.

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The meeco Group at Paraguay’s Expo Rodeo Trébol 2012

Renewable energy, water pumping and storage solutions in Loma Plata

From 15th to 19th August, the largest agricultural and livestock exhibition in Paraguay, the Expo Rodeo Trébol will take place in Loma Plata, Chaco. The meeco Group will be present via its subsidiary meeco América Latina S.A. during this five-day exhibition to show the latest renewable energy products and solutions with an 81 square meter outdoor space situated in the “Sector Industrial”, plot No. E37-39.

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sun2flow, the new mobile water pumping solution by meeco

The meeco Group’s Latin American subsidiary develops answer to irrigation in remote areas After conducting a thorough market research, Dr. Oliver Jann, President of meeco América Latina S.A. and his team, determined an enormous market potential solar-powered and mobile water pumping systems. For the last 6 months, a team of photovoltaic and water pumping experts … Read more